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    The Lord of The Flies Comparative Essay The book “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding and the the movie” Mean Girls” produced by Tina Fey‚ you can see the similarities easily. In the bother of them‚ no one gets along‚ there are real evils sharp from the "villains" in each story‚ and both tell what really would happen if you gave people. of each gender and age groups‚ power and/or freedom and no rules. Evil is evil however it is presented in "Mean girls"‚ evil attacks people physically/emotionally/verbally

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    The song “Brave” by Sara Bareilles is written in second person‚ and in the case of The Joy Luck Club‚ it is a hopeful message from An-mei’s mother to An-mei to persevere‚ speak up‚ and be brave. An-mei’s mother was viewed by An-mei’s family as ni‚ a traitor to their ancestors because she moved into Wu Tsing’s home as a concubine. Despite this‚ An-mei chose to go with her to Tientsin. She sees first-hand the harmful environment her mother lives in and understands why her mother takes her own life

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    Character Analysis In “Two Kinds‚” the main character‚ Jing-mei‚ is portrayed as a skeptical‚ independent‚ and strong-willed young girl. These attributes are shown through her lack of faith in herself and her disobedience towards her mother. The first sign of Jing-mei’s skepticism is when she becomes impatient with the prodigy inside her. In fact‚ she imagines her inner prodigy telling herself that‚ “‘If you don’t hurry up and get me out of here‚ I’m disappearing for good”’ (Schilb & Clifford 241)

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    In chapter 17 of the book‚ A Different Mirror‚ written by Ronald Takaki‚ he discusses what Bill Clinton said in 1997 during his presidency. Clinton says one day we will all be minorities and there will be no majority race in America. He believes this because of all the people who have come from all over to America. In our lecture on April 18th‚ we discussed the previous film we watched‚ Come See the Paradise. We also discussed some of the key terms and went over some if anyone had questions. We then

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    “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree‚ it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid” (Albert Einstein). This quote especially applies to the main character of Chinese Cinderella‚ Adeline. Many people gave her the impression that she was worthless‚ but some believed in her. In the memoir Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah‚ Adeline has a very tough childhood. However‚ her grandfather‚ Ye Ye‚ and her aunt‚ Aunt Baba‚ continuously support her‚ and

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    The essay will be about the Novel Throwaway Daughter a fiction that is about a girl named Grace on a journey of finding her identity. The main story is about a young girl Grace Parker‚ who was abandoned in front of the orphanage by her mother and was adopted by a Canadian family. She is haunted by the fact why she was unwanted by her parents and she denied her heritage until she witness the death of protesters in Tiananmen square. As she continues to mature and grow she becomes more curious about

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    David Sedaris throughout this story is social comparing himself to the poplar kids. This is evident by the way he talks about the popular kids because he is on the outside of the group which is evident throughout the story. His idealization of the popular crowd is so profound that when he over hears the other kids at the Labor Day celebration he did not realize that there are other popular groups out there. This is upward social comparison. He believe that the popular kids somehow are better off

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    American identity is a topic written about by innumerable writers‚ such as novelists and poets. Two examples of the topic American identity in excerpts include "Response to Executive Order 9066" written by Dwight Okita‚ and "Mericans" by Sandra Cisneros. Both Okita and Cisneros have establish a common theme about the topic American identity in their works. Many people view American identity as something that is defined by someone’s physical appearance or their cultural background‚ but that is not

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    Coping With Unfamiliarity Being uncomfortable and uneasy about a new situation are one of the great emotions about trying something new. In the story “The Old Man Isn’t There Anymore” by Kellie Schmitt‚ the author describes her difficulties in acclimating to Chinese culture and her unfamiliarity of her new neighbors; therefore‚ when she is faced with attending a funeral of someone she barely knows‚ her anxiety comes to the forefront. This story is an amazing guide for anyone looking to go outside

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    In Julia Alvarez’s short story‚ ”Nombres”‚ and in the visual‚ “Graduation Day”‚ both depict the common theme that people should embrace their culture and heritage. In “Nombres”‚ the theme can be seen when Julia’s mother states‚ “You know what (Julia’s) friend Shakespeare said‚ ‘A rose by any other name would smell as sweet’‚” (Alvarez Pg. 1). This shows that Julia’s mother doesn’t want her to be ashamed of where she comes from‚ and that she should embrace her name. This theme is also evident in the

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